Subject: Internet citation standards
Date:    Mon, 03 Mar 1997 09:25:55 -0800
From:    John Hearn <johnhearn@sprintmail.com>
To:      citation@teo.uscourts.gov

     I am a sole practitioner in the state of South Carolina. I would 
like to testify at the public hearing if possible.

     As a young lawyer without a secretary, I depend on online 
information systems to stay in business. My testimony would be brief, 
about ten minutes. My focus would be narrow and would address the 
benefits to our national jurisprudence uniform citation standards 
would promote.

     As a former editor of the ABA Real Property, Probate and Trust 
Journal, I know first-hand the inherent problems of creating uniform 
legal citation. My testimony will briefly explicate those problems 
and describe how uniform standards would cure some of those problems.

     My phone number is (803) 252-8381.

     My FAX is (803) 252-6042.

     Thank you.

                                   John Hearn